diff --git a/src/consensus/validation.h b/src/consensus/validation.h
--- a/src/consensus/validation.h
+++ b/src/consensus/validation.h
@@ -93,24 +93,26 @@
              const std::string &strRejectReasonIn = "",
              bool corruptionPossibleIn = false,
              const std::string &strDebugMessageIn = "") {
+        ret = Invalid(reasonIn, ret, chRejectCodeIn, strRejectReasonIn,
+                      strDebugMessageIn);
+        assert(level == GetDoS());
+        assert(corruptionPossibleIn == CorruptionPossible());
+        return ret;
+    }
+    bool Invalid(ValidationInvalidReason reasonIn, bool ret = false,
+                 unsigned int chRejectCodeIn = 0,
+                 const std::string &strRejectReasonIn = "",
+                 const std::string &strDebugMessageIn = "") {
         m_reason = reasonIn;
         chRejectCode = chRejectCodeIn;
         strRejectReason = strRejectReasonIn;
         strDebugMessage = strDebugMessageIn;
-        assert(corruptionPossibleIn == CorruptionPossible());
         if (mode == MODE_ERROR) {
             return ret;
         }
         mode = MODE_INVALID;
         return ret;
     }
-    bool Invalid(ValidationInvalidReason _reason, bool ret = false,
-                 unsigned int _chRejectCode = 0,
-                 const std::string &_strRejectReason = "",
-                 const std::string &_strDebugMessage = "") {
-        return DoS(0, _reason, ret, _chRejectCode, _strRejectReason, false,
-                   _strDebugMessage);
-    }
     bool Error(const std::string &strRejectReasonIn) {
         if (mode == MODE_VALID) {
             strRejectReason = strRejectReasonIn;